Security News > 2020 > October
Cadence Design Systems announced Cadence System-Level Verification IP, a new suite of tools and libraries for automating system-on-chip testbench assembly, bus and CPU traffic generation, cache-coherency validation and system performance bottleneck analysis. Using Cadence System VIP, customers creating complex hyperscale, automotive, mobile and consumer chips can improve chip-level verification efficiency by up to 10X. The new Cadence System VIP solution takes Cadence's market leadership in IP-level verification automation and brings it to the chip level.
Loosely speaking, if someone can ping your unpatched Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019 computer from theirs, they can probably crash you with this bug. In other words, Windows stack overflows in networking software almost always used to lead to so-called remote code execution exploits, where attackers could trigger the bug from afar with specially crafted network traffic, run code of their own choosing, and thereby inject malware without you even being aware.
The new offerings extend the value of Masergy's Managed SD-WAN Secure solutions to the remote workforce, supporting their network connections with built-in security, dual-link redundancy, load balancing, and dynamic traffic steering capabilities. Businesses of all sizes use Masergy's SD-WAN to provide secure and reliable cloud application performance to office employees, and now their users at home or on the go have access to the same level of security and performance.
ACA Compliance Group announced the launch of its enhanced anti-money laundering solution. "Carlo Di Florio, Global Chief Services Officer, ACA Compliance Group, said:"With AML in the news and a continued priority for regulators and enforcement authorities around the globe, firms need to ensure their AML program is effective.
SecurityScorecard announced it has added over 20 new capabilities to its platform to empower organizations of all sizes to become more agile and cyber resilient in a quickly shifting global environment. Just in time for cybersecurity awareness month, SecurityScorecard's updated platform helps simplify cyber risk monitoring and third-party risk assessment workflows.
Red Hat announced a step forward in enterprise-wide IT automation with the integration of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes. Designed to accelerate the automation and integration between cloud-native and traditional infrastructure, this integration is intended to help drive application modernization for IT environments, breaking down the workflow and development silos between traditional servers and virtual machines and cloud-native clusters, including Red Hat OpenShift.
Cyberpion will use the new capital to boost its sales and marketing efforts, while expanding and accelerating product development of its Ecosystem Security platform. "Following rapid growth in both research and development as well as winning new customers that include Fortune 500 companies, we are excited to emerge from stealth and champion the rising ecosystem security sector," said Cyberpion founder and CEO Dr. Nethanel Gelernter.
Ivanti announced it has appointed Melissa Puls as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Puls brings decades of experience to Ivanti with a strong track record of fueling growth thru a customer-centric approach and integrating marketing strategies for acquired companies.
Microsoft has pushed out fixes for 87 security vulnerabilities in October - 11 of them critical - and one of those is potentially wormable. "Coming in at 53 of the 87 vulnerabilities, patching the OS knocks out 60 percent of the vulnerabilities listed, along with over half of the critical RCE vulnerabilities resolved today."
Researchers are warning of a recent dramatic uptick in the activity of the Lemon Duck cryptocurrency-mining botnet, which targets victims' computer resources to mine the Monero virtual currency. Researchers warn that Lemon Duck is "One of the more complex" mining botnets, with several interesting tricks up its sleeve.